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Nature Watch, 1: A Brazilian River Giant and a Golden Toad

By David Schonauer   Wednesday December 17, 2014

Fishermen in the the Amazon rainforest call them simply “the river giants,” with good reason: One of the world’s largest fresh-water fish, pirarucu can reach seven feet in length and 400 pounds in weight. A vital source of food, the pirarucu are however threatened by overfishing and habitat degradation, which …

Read the whole story at The New York Times.


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